How can I make iPhone 14 Plus ring through a connected sleep headband instead of the handset?

Sometimes I need to take calls in the middle of the night, but I do not wish to disturb others around me. I wear a sleep headband which is connected to my iPhone 14+ and I am looking to make the phone ring tone come through in the headband rather than the handset. Also text notifications would be an added bonus.


The caller is added as a favourite who is able to bypass settings like do not disturb and silent mode.


I have looked under Accessibility and have tried different options offered to me on an Internet search, but nothing seems to have worked so far.


I hope this all makes sense that that somebody can help me solve this.



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Posted on Mar 21, 2025 4:48 AM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2025 6:02 PM

Re: "How can I make iPhone 14 Plus ring through a connected sleep headband instead of the handset?"


You may want to browse through the methods below, to see if one or more of the suggestions there may work for you, with your particular brand of sleep headband.


Wondering if Apple Support's method {link below} will be suitable for you:

See how to: Route and automatically answer calls on iPhone - Apple Support

Eg: says:

You can automatically direct the audio of phone or FaceTime calls to the iPhone speaker, a Bluetooth® headset, or your hearing device. iPhone can also automatically answer calls after a length of time you set.

  1. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Touch > Call Audio Routing, then choose an audio destination.
  2. Tap Auto-Answer Calls, turn on Auto-Answer Calls, then set the duration of time before the call is answered by tapping or .

During a call, you can switch the audio routing from your hearing aid to the iPhone speaker by removing the hearing aid from your ear.

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Seems Siri can announce calls and message notifications on supported headphones:

Change Siri accessibility settings on iPhone - Apple Support


Eg: says: "Announce calls and notifications for specific apps

You can have Siri announce notifications and calls from apps like Messages on your iPhone speaker, supported headphones, when using CarPlay, and on MFi hearing devices.

  1. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Siri, then turn on Announce Notifications on Speaker.
  2. Tap Announce Notifications, then for each app, choose whether to announce all notifications or only time-sensitive notifications.


If you wish to use the above method: See the above article for the settings / how to / end calls with Siri.

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More info:

Announce calls, messages, and more with Siri on iPhone - Apple Support

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Mar 23, 2025 6:02 PM in response to keren593

Re: "How can I make iPhone 14 Plus ring through a connected sleep headband instead of the handset?"


You may want to browse through the methods below, to see if one or more of the suggestions there may work for you, with your particular brand of sleep headband.


Wondering if Apple Support's method {link below} will be suitable for you:

See how to: Route and automatically answer calls on iPhone - Apple Support

Eg: says:

You can automatically direct the audio of phone or FaceTime calls to the iPhone speaker, a Bluetooth® headset, or your hearing device. iPhone can also automatically answer calls after a length of time you set.

  1. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Touch > Call Audio Routing, then choose an audio destination.
  2. Tap Auto-Answer Calls, turn on Auto-Answer Calls, then set the duration of time before the call is answered by tapping or .

During a call, you can switch the audio routing from your hearing aid to the iPhone speaker by removing the hearing aid from your ear.

_________________________________________________________________________

Seems Siri can announce calls and message notifications on supported headphones:

Change Siri accessibility settings on iPhone - Apple Support


Eg: says: "Announce calls and notifications for specific apps

You can have Siri announce notifications and calls from apps like Messages on your iPhone speaker, supported headphones, when using CarPlay, and on MFi hearing devices.

  1. Go to Settings  > Accessibility > Siri, then turn on Announce Notifications on Speaker.
  2. Tap Announce Notifications, then for each app, choose whether to announce all notifications or only time-sensitive notifications.


If you wish to use the above method: See the above article for the settings / how to / end calls with Siri.

___________________________________________________________________-

More info:

Announce calls, messages, and more with Siri on iPhone - Apple Support

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